Name: RRJim
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 March 2018
Loco
Do you really have 20-30 years? It doesn't sound like it. Long hours?
You work for the railroad what did you expect. If you want 40 hours a
week go work a yard job. I know people that made it a career. The road
has always been feast or famine. You either work a lot with long hours
away from home or bitching because you're not getting out. Such is the
life of a railroader. That has never changed no matter whose running
things.
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Name: RRJim
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 10 March 2018
Don'tcare
I was making around $90,000-$110,000 on those runs back 10 years ago
(retired in 2010). It all depends on how many starts in a half. One of
the biggest deductions out of the paycheck after taxes is for the
retirement. It's well worth it. Plus I put in 15% for the BLE 401K.
Union dues & job protection insurance were tax deductible along with
road meal allowances that was a plus. Railroad can be a difficult life.
We just accepted it as a way of life. In most cases railroad came first.
Maybe that's lost today. Most of those I worked with came from railroad
families a lot of them were 3rd & 4th generation. Myself my father was
career military not much different.
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Name: American worker
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 10 March 2018
Blah blah blah yeah you're right just keep following orders from the
kapo's they're looking out for us Trump's in it for the money right
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Name: Loco
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
Posted: 10 March 2018
Political blah blah
The damage is done. The white house is full of crap from the potus on
down. Now blah blah till the cows come home. It's not going to change
a damn thing Foote and his money hungry greedy little bench men are
going to do. You think they give a rat's but what trump or his cronies
are doing this morning. It's business as usual and that means chopping
us to death and screwing our eyeballs out. Conforming his little flock
of sheep. Send a letter to congress. See how far that gets you! We're
going to lose our work protection,seniority and any quality of life we
have left. No job choices. Higher union dues. Longer hours. Whipped
like a mule. What for? Some idiots who think an hourly rate quote looks
good on paper in front of their faces. A bunch of retards who can't see
a bait and switch scheme right in front of their faces. Type of men that
buy a new car with the company discount with dealer cuts and a coupon
then after they add the wheel tax, top coat, shipping tax, etc...end up
paying full cost anyway! Unions going to get rich off this and have less
claims to deal with because our rights to work with some control will be
gone. This is gonna be the biggest mistake union members have ever made
in this business if we let it happen.
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Name: American worker
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 09 March 2018
Well they're smart guy who do you think pays the taxes that's right
you and me so the next time some dumbasses from the union come in and
start talking about taxing the company all they're talking about doing
is tax and you and me. Production Cost Plus profit equals sales price
when they say we're going to tax the company they're just making you
and me pay more
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Name: Other Bob
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 March 2018
Mr. Nelson the Feds even have codes for the illegal circuits being used.
6. Confirmed* warning time less than 20 seconds.
7. Confirmed* no warning.
K. Warning time less than 20 seconds attributed to signals timing out
before train’s arrival at the crossing/island circuit.
L. Warning time less than 20 seconds attributed to train operating
counter to track circuit design direction.
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Name: Don'tcare
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 March 2018
RRJIM
Our longest run is 226 and no one is making near that much. 110
Max if that much. after they tax it take out union dues and medical
premiums bring home is a joke. But it's a living. Pays better than
alot of others but has a lot of sacrifices for it. Giving up work
rights and seniority for a piddly raise they will tax to death and
raise union dues on just isn't worth it. Just going to have to see
what the union does to us then decide . Leave or stay.
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Name: Truth
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Employed as: Yard Master, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 March 2018
To Foote,
Who did you think elected our new CEO?
The answer is none other than the board itself, which is run by Paul
Hilal and Mantle Ridge. They’re not going anywhere for 3 1/2 more
years. Sorry boss.
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Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 09 March 2018
American worker
So your saying tax reform is good for the American worker not in the
1%, Lol. Go hang out in your bunker full of guns, because the Dems want
to take that away to.
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Name: American worker
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 09 March 2018
Everyone seems to be worried about greedy CEOs where's the concern for
greedy fat cat demnrat politicians who sold all our jobs to NAFTA and
then come back and shake your hand and tell you how hard they're
working for you against the evil Repubicans
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Name: Esq
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 09 March 2018
Employers can deny perfect
attendance awards to employees who take FMLA leave (and thus are
absent) as long as they treat employees taking non-FMLA leave the same
way.
LCs off Union buisness do they get Their CAPS reduced when laying
off?
If so CSX is in violation with their caps policy.
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Name: Sad
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Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 March 2018
This is the future regardless if we go hourly or not. They want to
streamline trains cutting the damn fat past management created so damn
worried about safety they forgot how to run trains. That's why our
stock was worth 20$ the last decade.
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Name: Sad
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Employed as: Conductor, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 March 2018
Csx turned our freight pool into a quick turn around to cut back on
crews and hotel stays. Fuckem, I'll work the yard before I got for 12
hrs for 200 miles. Probably end up paying child support now I'm
fucked.
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Name: BillyJ
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 09 March 2018
Sad
What are you talking about? No more hotel stays.
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Name: Ynot
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Employed as: Conductor, for 20-30 years
Posted: 09 March 2018
I was pulled OOS for alleged Fmla misuse over Christmas. I've
recently been marked back up and working. CSX kangaroo court found
me guilty of misuse but reinstated me with time served. I did not
sign a waiver. I'm posting this because I know some were pulled out
and were terminated. If I'm found guilty just like my co worker.
Why are some reinstated and others let go? My understanding is there
are multiple law firms working on bringing suit over this matter. I
for one will seek reimbursement decided by a court for their blatant
disregard of my protected leave. My lawyer and I have decided to file
suit against CSX and multiple individuals.
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Name:
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Employed as: M of W, for 1-10 years
Posted: 09 March 2018
Well looks like foote is supositly at avon today an there is a mess of
cars layingon the side whos getting cutoff today
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